Updated: Eight local Catholic schools to close in June

11:35 PM,
Jan. 22, 2013

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Parents and staff from eight area Catholic schools slated to close in June shared anger, sadness and disbelief on Tuesday after they got word from the Archdiocese of New York that their beloved schools' days are numbered.

"This news is devastating and extremely disappointing for our school, our Parish and the entire community," Bethann Rooney, chairperson for Step Up For SAS (St. Augustine School) said in a statement. "The students, parents and faculty are heartbroken."